This sermon is an estimation and celebration of faith, with an exhortation to it. “How is it possible for the preacher to say too much about faith, or to extol this grace too highly!” asks Spurgeon in his opening sentence. The focus of the sermon is on what it means to be a partaker of Christ. Having set forth something of the sense of that, Spurgeon spends time pressing home the solemn and searching question of whether or not we are truly partakers of the Lord Christ. In his customary fashion, Spurgeon pushes this deep into the conscience of his hearers. Then he subjects us to an unerring test of our participation in Christ—our holding steadfastly to the beginnings or foundation of our confidence. And so Spurgeon points us back to Christ, back to Christ as we first closed with him and clung to him, refreshing our spiritual sight and sense. Not lacking in warnings, but full of sweet encouragements, this sermon opens with the note of faith and closes with the eye of faith fixed upon the Lord.
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Jacob’s Waking Exclamation (S401)
The Church—Conservative and Aggressive (S393)
The Missionaries’ Charge and Charter (S383)
Perfect Cleansing (S379)
The First Sermon in the Tabernacle (S369)
Humility (S365)
BONUS EPISODE: The Earnest of Heaven (S358)
A Sermon for the Week of Prayer (S354)
Preaching! Man’s Privilege and God’s Power! (S347)
Self-Sufficiency Slain (S345)
Struggles of Conscience (Sermon 336)
True Prayer—True Power! (S328)
Contentment (S320)
Lively Reading: A Sense of Pardoned Sin (Isaiah 38:17)
Full Redemption (S309)
Jesus About His Father’s Business (S302)
A Revival Sermon (S296)
The Minister’s Farewell (S289)
Grieving the Holy Spirit (S278)
Faith Illustrated (S271)
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